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Melbourne lockdown lifts as second wave of covid-19 is eliminated

27 October 2020

Australians have been celebrating the end of a strict lockdown in Melbourne after cases of coronavirus were eliminated in the state of Victoria

Cats cost Australia A$6 billion a year by spreading diseases

Cats cost Australia A$6 billion a year by spreading diseases

23 October 2020

Toxoplasmosis and cat scratch disease, which spread parasites and bacteria, cost Australia billions each year in lost productivity and medical costs

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